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  Book of Ember: Book 1

  The City of Ember

  by Jeanne DuPrau

  The City of Ember is a city hidden underground; way beneath the earth. The city's only sources of light are slowly beginning to fade. Now it all depends on two children, Lina (pronounced Lyna) and Doon. They know they must find an elusive exit to the city, but how? Where? If they fail, the whole city will be shrouded in darkness. The courageous children persevere in this disastrous situation. Will they find the... (more)
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  Darkest Powers Trilogy: Book 1

  The Summoning

  by Kelley Armstrong

  My name is Chloe Saunders and my life will never be the same again. All I wanted was to make friends, meet boys, and keep on being ordinary. I don't even know what that means anymore. It all started on the day that I saw my first ghost-and the ghost saw me.Now there are ghosts everywhere and they won't leave me alone. To top it all off, I somehow got myself locked up in Lyle House, a "special... (more)
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  Bloody Kiss: Book 1

  Bloody Kiss Volume 1

  by Kazuko Furumiya

  When Kiyo inherits her grandmother's house, she gets a lot more than she bargained for. You see, also living in the house are two hot vampires- Kuroboshi and his servant, Alshu! Then things go from weird to bloody crazy when Kuroboshi decides to make Kiyo his "bride"- his only source of blood!
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  Maid-Sama: Book 2

  Maid Sama! (Volume 2)

  by Hiro Fujiwara

  Misaki's troubles with Usui are far from over! His apparent feelings for her only confuse Misaki right when she most needs to be clear-headed. Two (male) distractions from a high-ranked prep school show up to complicate matters, and the school sports festival is just around the corner, too. Misaki does her best to handle everything that comes her way, but maybe it's not so bad to have someone to rely on once in a... (more)
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  The Lord of the Sands of Time

  by Issui Ogawa

  L to R (Western Style). Sixty-two years after human life on Earth was annihilated by rampaging alien invaders, the enigmatic Messenger O is sent back in time with a mission to unite humanity of past eras—during the Second World War and ancient Japan, and even back to the dawn of the species itself—to defeat the invasion before it begins. However, in a future shredded by war and genocide, love waits for O. Will O... (more)
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  Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist: Book 1

  The Flight of the Phoenix

  by R. L. La Fevers

  Nathaniel Fludd’s life has taken a turn for the worst. With his parents lost at sea, he lands on the doorstep of a distant cousin—the world’s last remaining beastologist. Soon Nate is whisked off on his first expedition, to Arabia, where the world’s only phoenix prepares to lay its new egg. When disaster strikes, Nate quickly finds himself all alone.        Will he be able to see the phoenix safely hatched, keep... (more)
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  The Parasol Protectorate: Book 1

  Soulless

  by Gail Carriger

  Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire -- and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and... (more)
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  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

  The Classic Regency Romance - Now With Ultraviolent Mayhem!

  by Seth Grahame-Smith

  'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.' So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine... (more)
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  The Sheriff of Yrnameer

  by Michael Rubens

  Book Description Meet Cole: hapless space rogue, part-time smuggler, on a path to being full-time dead. His sidekick just stole his girlfriend. The galaxy's most hideous and feared bounty hunter wants to lay eggs in his brain. And the luxury space yacht Cole just hijacked turns out of be filled with interstellar do-gooders, one especially loathsome stowaway, and a cargo of freeze-dried orphans. ... (more)
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  Enter The Parrot

  by Kiki Lon

  Meet Jade, the White girl in the Wong family. On the surface, Jade fits in perfectly. But just below the surface lurks the fragrance of ginger, ginseng, and a secret kung fu society. When her crazy grandpa's deluded parrot goes missing, Jade must dive deep into the seedy underbelly of Chinatown to find him, keeping secrets from her best friends and her cute eco-mentor, Cedric: aka the hottest guy in school.... (more)
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  Cat Burglar Black

  by Richard Sala

  K. Westree: Teen Cat Burglar   When K. Westree arrivse at Bellsong Academy, she thinks she's left her cat-burgling past behind her.  But K. soon discovers the school has a mystery of its own, a hidden treasure left behind by its founder, and she's the only one who has a hope of finding it.  As she resumes her cat-burgling in an attempt to discover the school's secrets, K. begins to question if a normal life is... (more)
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  Bunny Drop: Book 1

  Bunny Drop, Vol. 1

  by Yumi Unita

  Returning to his family's estate for his grandfather's funeral, thirty-something bachelor Daikichi is floored to discover that the old man had an illegitimate child with a much younger lover! Needless to say, the rest of the family is shocked and embarrassed by this turn of events, and not one of them wants anything to do with the little girl, who refuses to say a word. In a fit of angry spontaneity, Daikichi... (more)
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  Fantastic Mr. Fox

  by Roald Dahl

  Fantastic Mr. Fox is on the run! The three meanest farmers around are out to get him. Fat Boggis, squat Bunce and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don’t know is that they’re not dealing with just any fox — Mr. Fox would never surrender. But only the most fantastic plan ever can save him now.
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  I, Robot

  by Isaac Asimov

  The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed... (more)
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  Weather Warden: Book 1

  Ill Wind

  by Rachel Caine

  First in the new Weather Warden series... Joanne Baldwin is a Weather Warden. Usually, all it takes is a wave of her hand to tame the most violent weather. But now, she's trying to outrun another kind of storm: accusations of corruption and murder. So, she's resorting to the very human tactic of running for her life... Her only hope is Lewis, the most powerful warden known. Unfortunately, he's stolen not... (more)
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  Discworld: Book 28

  The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

  by Terry Pratchett

  Winner of the 2001 Carnegie Medal One rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath in the cream, could be a plague all by himself. After a few days of this, it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat pipe. And they were amazing when the rats followed hint out of town. They'd have been really amazed if they'd ever found out that the rats and the piper met... (more)
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  The Door Within Trilogy: Book 1

  The Door Within

  by Wayne Thomas Batson

  Aidan Thomas is miserable. And it's much more than the strange nightmares he's been having. Just when life seemed to be coming together for Aidan, his parents suddenly move the family across the country to take care of his wheelchair-bound grandfather. When strange events begin to occur, Aidan is drawn into his grandfather's basement where he discovers three ancient scrolls and an invitation to another... (more)
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  Study Series: Book 1

  Poison Study

  by Maria V. Snyder

  Choose: A quick death . . . or slow poison . . . About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace -- and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she... (more)
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  The Gentleman Bastard Sequence: Book 1

  The Lies of Locke Lamora

  by Scott Lynch

  In this stunning debut, author Scott Lynch delivers the wonderfully thrilling tale of an audacious criminal and his band of confidence tricksters. Set in a fantastic city pulsing with the lives of decadent nobles and daring thieves, here is a story of adventure, loyalty, and survival that is one part Robin Hood, one part Ocean’s Eleven , and entirely enthralling.… An orphan’s life is harsh–and often short–in the... (more)
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  The Invention of Hugo Cabret

  by Brian Selznick

  Hugo is an orphan who lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where survival depends on secrets and anonoymity. But when his world interlocks with a bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy shop, things start to change. A treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man which all hints to a hidden messege from Hugo's dead father.